Name________________

Date________________
Sentence Correction 1
Directions:
Example:
1.

Correct the errors in the following sentences.

I are very happy.

I am very happy.

Candy taste sweet.

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2.

I gonna get a new cat. _________________________________________________

3.

She like dogs. ________________________________________________________

4. Me favorite coler is red. _______________________________________________

5. I am happy know. _____________________________________________________

6. What time it is? ______________________________________________________
7. I have writed him a letter already. ___________________________________________

8. Jenna dont know the anser. ________________________________________________

9. We have been reading since five thirty. ____________________________________________

10. My head hurt. _______________________________________________________
11. When are we go to eat?

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12. He dont like vegetables. _______________________________________________

13. Me favourite colour are blue. ____________________________________________

14. She does her homework every nights. _____________________________________
15. I am leave now. ______________________________________________________
16. There are going two help us. ______________________________________________
17.

You want to get somethink to eat later?

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9.

I thing we are going to win the game.

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10. Toby is taller then Nick. _______________________________________________

Name:___________________________
Sentence Correction 2
Directions: Correct the errors in the following sentences.
1. I am go now.

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2. I want three egg. _____________________________________________________

3. We is learning English. ______________________________________________
4. I have too cats. ______________________________________________________
5. You chair is red. _____________________________________________________

6. The television are on. _________________________________________________

7. I dunno if I can do it. __________________________________________________

8. She drives to working. ___________________________________________________

9. John washd car yesterday. ______________________________________________

10. My best friend is hear! ________________________________________________

Name:___________________________
Sentence Correction
Directions: Correct the errors in the following sentences.

1. You see the game last night?

2. i gonna eat at 8:30.

3. When a we leaving?

Did you see the game last night?

I am going to eat at 8:30.

When are we leaving?

4. daniel need to go to the store.

Daniel needs to go to the store.

5.

Fitri is my friend.

Fitri is my friends.

6. Are you coming two?

Are you coming too?

Here are some of the most common English mistakes made by students.
Go through the examples below make sure you understand the corrections.
Then try the grammar test at the end to check your progress.
1. Wrong
Right
2. Wrong
Right

3. Wrong
Right

4. Wrong
Right

5. Wrong
Right

I have visited Niagara Falls last weekend.

I visited Niagara Falls last weekend.
The woman which works here is from Japan.
The woman who works here is from Japan.

Shes married with a dentist.

Shes married to a dentist.

She was boring in the class.

She was bored in the class.

I must to call him immediately.

I must call him immediately.

6. Wrong
Right
7. Wrong
Right

8. Wrong
Right
9. Wrong
Right

Every students like the teacher.

Every student likes the teacher.
Although it was raining, but we had the picnic.
Although it was raining, we had the picnic.

I enjoyed from the movie.

I enjoyed the movie.
I look forward to meet you.
I look forward to meeting you.

10.Wrong

I like very much ice cream.

Right

I like ice cream very much.

11.Wrong
Right

12.Wrong
Right

13.Wrong
Right

14.Wrong
Right
15.Wrong
Right

15.Wrong
Right

16.Wrong

She can to drive.

She can drive.

Where I can find a bank?

Where can I find a bank?

I live in United States.

I live in theUnited States.

When I will arrive, I will call you.

When I arrive, I will call you.
Ive been here since three months.
Ive been here for three months.

My boyfriend has got a new work.

My boyfriend has got a new job. (or just "has a new job")

She doesnt listen me.

Right

17.Wrong
Right

18.Wrong
Right

19.Wrong
Right

20.Wrong
Right

21.Wrong
Right

22.Wrong
Right

23.Wrong
Right

24.Wrong
Right

She doesnt listen to me.

You speak English good.

You speak English well.

The police is coming.

The police are coming.

The house isnt enough big.

The house isnt big enough.

You should not to smoke.

You should not smoke.

Do you like a glass of wine?

Would you like a glass of wine?

There is seven girls in the class.

There are seven girls in the class.

I didnt meet nobody.

I didnt meet anybody.

My flight departs in 5:00 am.

My flight departs at 5:00 am.

Name:___________________________

Sentence Correction
Correct the errors in the following sentences. One sentence does not have
any errors.
Example: Tomorro we will be goin to Toms birthday party.
Tomorrow, we will be going to Toms birthday party.
1. Jim Rosarios husband is a nice men.
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2. What time are we go to the mall?
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3. My friends house is big red and expensive.
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4. She looked at him and said I will be back in five minutes!
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5. The old car doesnt need to bee fixed.
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6. What time it is? __________________________________________________________________
7. I havent heard from John in six months.
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8. After today I will had worked here for ten years.

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9. Anyone wanna play with me?
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10. I wouldnt have touched that button if I were you.
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Name:___________________________
Sentence Correction
e.g: Tomorro we will be goin to Toms birthday party.
Tomorrow, we will be going to Toms birthday party.

1. Sophia said, Get out of the rain!

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2. Once the train arrives we will be on are way.

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3. Gas in Malaysia is the cheaper gas in all the world.

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4. When I turn forty five I would have been a coal miner for twenty two years.
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5. Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land in the moon.

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6. The cashere gave me two hundred and sixteen ringgit and sixty two cents.
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7. When we gonna get there im tired of riding in this car.
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8. I has not seen them yet.
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Name: _______________________________________________________
ERROR DETECTION SAMPLE
One of these parts contains an error.

1.

He was quite amusing when he heard what had happened.

2.

Turn left by the crossroads when you reach it.

3.

He has been working here for sometimes.

4.

He stopped to see if he could picked up the trail.

5.

Although he jumped aside, but the stone hit him.

6.

I decided to climbed to the top of the hill to get a better view.

7.

He jumped down after shouted a arning to those standingbelow.

8.

After a few minutes, I look up and saw that it was getting dark.

9.

I saw the blind man crossed the busy road without anyhelp.

10.

The robber gave the victim with a hard blow.

Answers
1.

He was quite amused when he heard what had happened.

2.

Turn left at the crossroads when you reach it.

3.

He has been working here for some times.

4.

He stopped to see if he could pick up the trail.

5.

Although he jumped aside, yet the stone hit him.

6.

I decided to climb to the top of the hill to get a be tter view.

7.

He jumped down after shouting a warning to those standing

8.

After a few minutes, I looked up and saw that it was getting

below
dark.
9.

I saw the blind man crossing the busy road without any help.

10. T h e r o b b e r g a v e t h e v i c t i m a h a r d b l o w .